Fabio Paratici’s return leads Daniel Levy to make a big claim about Tottenham’s footballing department

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TBR Football understands that Tottenham Hotspur are soon set to confirm the return of Fabio Paratici as head of the footballing department.

TBR Football first revealed back in March that Daniel Levy had spoken to Paratici about a return to Tottenham, and now he finally has his man.

Last month, Paratici’s 30-month ban from football ended, and the 53-year-old can finally make his return to an official role.

The Italian director is set to officially make his return to the North London club as of September 1 and is expected to become Managing Director of Football.

Despite not officially being part of the set-up at Spurs, Paratici has remained an influential figure all summer and played a pivotal role in appointing Thomas Frank.

Daniel Levy believes Tottenham’s footballing set-up will be one of the best in the Premier League

Levy believes that Tottenham Hotspur will have one of the best technical teams in the Premier League, led by Fabio Paratici, Vinai Venkatesham, Johan Lange and Frank, sources have told TBR Football’s chief correspondent, Graeme Bailey.

AC Milan were close to appointing Paratici, but Levy was determined to ensure that he instead opted to return to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Paratici is Levy’s closest ally in football, and the Spurs chairman believes he is one of the most knowledgeable individuals in the sport.

Bailey told TBR Football: “Daniel Levy was never in doubt he would get Fabio Paratici back at the club; he has never had a closer relationship with anyone in football.

“He was very close to joining AC Milan at one point, but as we revealed earlier in the year, Levy was not willing to let him go.

“We revealed that Levy felt that Paratici had ‘unfinished business’ in north London and that has rung true with the Italian, who Levy firmly believes is one of the most knowledgeable footballing minds in Europe.

“Levy believes that his footballing team, led by CEO Vinai Venkatesham and Paratici, is as good as anything in the Premier League. With Johan Lange and Thomas Frank too, Spurs could not be happier.”

Fabio Paratici’s best and worst signings at Tottenham

Paratici’s hit-and-miss rate was rather mixed during his two years at Tottenham, but most supporters would generally say his time at the club was a real success.

The Italian helped to construct Spurs’ current back line, having signed Guglielmo Vicario, Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie and Pedro Porro.

Dejan Kulusevski and Pape Matar Sarr have also been top signings for the club. Sarr has been superb for Tottenham this season under Frank.

Although signings like Bryan Gil, Alejo Veliz and Emerson Royal were all very unsuccessful. Tottenham hope to finally sell Gil this summer following various loan spells.